A SERVANT GIRL'S ROMANCE
__ — . — ■» • . Wellington, August 4. Some three weeks ago a robbery waa reported at the private residence of Captain Rose, and a servant girl stated th»t a rough-looking man, who had been prowling about the premises, forced his way ia and compelled her, under pain of being murdered with his clasp knife, to show him over the house ; that when abe conducted him through the rooms he took possession of Captain Rose'a dressing case and some of her own money, and that while he waß taking some liquid refreshments she felled him to the floor wi'h n blow from a poker j and finally, that while she was endeavoring to telephone to her master the fellow made hJa escape, but not before she Ind snatched away from him the little bag containing the Btolen jewellery. The fact that a trail of blood was traceable on the fhor, and for some distance from the house, seemed to corroborate the atory, while tho nervous condition of the girl for some time after the occurrence, also lent color to the othendae improbable account of the adventure. Lately the girl's story haa been doubted, and she was auepected of having stolen the jewellery herself. T'.day Detective Chry stall arrested the girl (Annie Nolan) on the charge of larceny, and she confessed her guilt, and said no man was concerned m it. Wellington, August 2. The charges of laroeny against Annie Nolan, eervant at Captain Rose'a, were heard thia morning. It was stated she admitted to the Detectsv& ihat the whole history of the burglar waa an invention of her own and that the blood. ataina came, from herself, being the result of a miscarriage. The ring she missed Bhe had taken, aa she said for the purpose of showing to friands with no iutenfron of ke?ping. Both charges vt larcer.y ye c disnua&ed, but tho Magistrate ordered a charge of malicious injury to property to be laid and fined hor £5 or 28 days to mark th-3 azme of tbe gravity of the breech of trust the g'.rl had displayed m interfering with her employer's properly.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1628, 5 August 1887, Page 3
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354A SERVANT GIRL'S ROMANCE Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1628, 5 August 1887, Page 3
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